Kent State settlement ends eight year battle over shootings
Editorial notes a long fought out-of-court Ohio settlement of 600000 to victims and families plus 75000 expenses after the 1970 Kent State killings. It frames the case as a historic ethical issue alongside Sacco Vanzetti and Hiss but calls the final words still pending. The statement from defendants offers regret but lacks definitive closure.
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Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Kent State
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Sacco-Vanzetti
Rosenburg
State of
Scranton Commison
Crane hopes to qualify for federal matching funds
Rep. Phil Crane of Illinois, the first declared GOP candidate for 1980, plans to seek federal matching funds despite objections. He has raised about $750,000 via Richard Viguerie, but most went to overhead and isn’t eligible for matching. Crane aims to qualify within three months with new small contributions.
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Phil Crane
Illinois
Richard Viguerie
Crane
Housing Provided an Amazing Economic Story
Housing sales surged in 1978 defying high rates and rising prices. Nearly 4 million existing homes changed hands and construction neared 2 million new homes. Prices rose 14 percent, a yearly record, with 1979 forecast to break more records amid higher rates and stricter terms.
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John Cunnike
New York
National Association of Realtors
Ting
Sun Belt
South
Texans gain committees in reshaped House delegation
Washington AP Texans gain key assignments as several veteran lawmakers retire or are defeated. Freshman Rep Martin Frost is named to the House Rules Committee, Rep Jack Hightower moves to Appropriations, Rep Sam Hall joins Ways and Means with Rep Jake Pickle. Frost succeeds Omar Burleson.
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Washington
Texas
U.S. House
Martin Frost
House Rules Committee
Thomas P. Tipp O'Neill
Jack Hightower
Sam Hall
George Mahon
Lubbock
John Young
Corpus Christi
Hightower
House Agriculture Committee
Appropriations Committee
Hall
Jake Pickle
Ways and
Frost
Grand Prairie
Omar Burleson
House
O'Neill
A shift to thrift boosts home buying in inflation era
Washington report notes rising housing costs squeeze first time buyers. With median prices above 50,000 in big cities and 70,000 in places like San Francisco and DC, many two income households struggle to save for a 20 percent down payment. International examples show tax free interest and government bonuses spur saving. A congressional push to exempt savings interest from taxation could revive thrift and curb rising consumer debt.
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Washington
NEA
San Francisco
Washington, D.C
U.S. League of Savings Associations
League
Congress
Savings and Loan Associations
New League
United States
France
Austria
West Germany
Germany
England
Ireland
Israel
Canada
Belgium
Japan
Europe
Iran’s Shah Abuse Sparks U.S. Accountability Debate
Jack Anderson argues decades of CIA and White House backing for the shah contributed to Iran’s revolt and global oil price tensions. He cites torture, secret police, and covert pressure on oil prices, warning of dangerous consequences for U.S. allies and interests.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Iran
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
White House
Carter
Zbigniew Brzezinski
United States
Shah
Humpty Dumpty
Tehran
Persian Gulf
Richard Nixon
State Department
Saudi Arabia
James Akins
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Yamani
Akins
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Faisal
Pentagon
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Ne.a
Sigmund
Providence
R.I
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George Hamer
Animal Control
Marcy Neilson
By Gill Fox
Harold Shelby
NEA Inc
Martha Angle and
Robert Walters
Merry
Amos
Harrumph
Jake
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